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...begun to see a new shopping feature within the TikTok app called “Trendy Beat”, a section offering items that have proven popular on videos, such as tools to extract ear wax or brush off pet hair from clothing...
...If you’ve been under a rock, here’s the latest via the Borg: Lyft Inc....
...The FTC’s move imperils efforts to build a US challenger seeking to shore up the gap with European conglomerates LVMH and Kering, which have grown to dominate sales of luxury handbags, shoes and clothing...
...The glittering outfits, trimmed with cloth-of-gold appliqué to shimmer under the stage lights, complemented and enhanced the dynamism of the dance....
...Sales of Nike and Adidas clothing have yet to return to their 2021 peak. A recent McKinsey report showed a growing preference among Chinese consumers for local brands....
...The company has emerged as a fast-fashion powerhouse based on its model of making thousands of clothing styles in China and air-shipping them to Gen Z shoppers in the US and Europe....
...The discount clothing chains TJX and Ross Stores reported strong same-store sales and good margin performance in the third quarter. Their consumer is just fine....
...Temu sells ultra-low-price clothing and knick-knacks mostly made in China. It has exploded in popularity since its debut last September....
...Gap Inc is currently in crisis. Its brands — Old Navy, Gap, Athleta and Banana Republic — face weak or falling sales and the business is lossmaking....
...The American economist and sociologist Thorstein Veblen noted at the turn of the 20th century that, at the same time the clothing of the leisure classes must display wealth and taste, the wearer must never...
...Yet in the bowels of the retail sales data, some of the biggest September changes were in categories caught up in this macro change, such as electronics and clothing stores....
...Gap had sought to capture some of the hype surrounding the Barbie movie with a Gap x Barbie apparel collaboration, followed by plans for Hot Wheels-branded clothing later this year....
...Also today, Kaori looks at some troubling research on climate risks for Asian clothing manufacturers. Have a good weekend. — Simon Mundy Can EV sales sustain ‘clear exponential growth’?...
...trailed the two fashion conglomerates, which through deft marketing and acquisitions of brands such as Christian Dior, Balenciaga and Saint Laurent, have come to dominate sales of luxury handbags, shoes and clothing...
...Retro Man Clothing Exchange in Notting Hill is also a good place to find classic staples by brands such as Margaret Howell and Issey Miyake, which are often cheaper because they’re not as sought after as...
...It also reported “lower revenues at . . . nearly all of our other consumer products operations”, which includes battery brand Duracell, clothing company Fruit of the Loom and motorhome company Forest River...
...This article has been updated to clarify that Higg Inc has rebranded as Worldly, not the Higg Index as incorrectly stated in a previous version. ...
...Their spending has bounced back quickly, she said, but it has gone on holidays rather than on clothing....
...According to OryLab Inc, which runs the café, the goal is to use technology to achieve a new form of social participation....
...A palate cleanser from the pattern-filled world of her clothing collections, it is nonetheless a no-holds-barred aesthetic....
...Clothing exports are growing amid the weaker kyat....
...Millions of garment workers in Asia saw their livelihoods devastated as global clothing companies cancelled orders in droves — and as we detail below, many say they are still waiting in vain for unpaid wages...
...Retail sales for clothing and accessory stores have remained largely flat for the past year, according to Census Bureau data....
...“Everything he criticises about Basque nationalism he has reproduced in Spanish nationalism,” says Miguel González, author of Vox Inc., a book about the party....
...A version of this article was first published by Nikkei Asia on March 8, 2023. ©2023 Nikkei Inc. All rights reserved....
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